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The
“The
Lord is my shepherd” KJV Psalm 23a
2 Samuel 5:1-5 –
New International Version (NIV)
1 All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said,
“We are your own flesh and blood. 2 In the past, while Saul was
king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And
the Lord said to you, ‘You will
shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’”
3 When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at
Hebron, the king made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed David king over
Israel.
4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he
reigned forty years. 5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven
years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah
thirty-three years.
Who came to David
at Hebron (verse 1)?
In your opinion,
why did they say “We are your own flesh
and blood” (verse 1)?
What had the Lord
said to David (verse 2)?
What did the King
make with the elders of Israel at Hebron (verse 3)?
How old was David
when he became king (verse 4)?
What area did
David rule for seven years and six months with Hebron as the capital (verse 5)?
How long was David
king over all Israel and Judah from Jerusalem (verse 5)?
In your opinion, what is the basic
message of this passage?
John 10:11-18 - New
International Version (NIV)
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his
life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and
does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep
and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The
man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know
me— 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I
lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that are
not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my
voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. 17 The
reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. 18 No
one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to
lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my
Father.”
What does Jesus
claim the “good shepherd” will do
(verse 11)?
How does the hired
hand react when “he sees the wolf coming”
(verse 12)?
How much does the
hired hand care about the sheep (verse 13)?
In your opinion,
why does Jesus know His sheep and His sheep know Him (verse 14)?
What does Jesus do
for the Sheep (verse 15)?
In your opinion,
who are the “other sheep that are not of
this sheep pen” (verse 16)?
What will the “other sheep” do (verse 16)?
How many flocks
and shepherds will there be (verse 16)?
Why does the
Father love Jesus (verse 17)?
Who takes Jesus
life from Him (verse 18)?
What authority
does Jesus have (verse 18)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, how are the views about
the duties of a shepherd held by “all the
tribes of Israel” in 2 Samuel 5:1-5 different from the view of Jesus in
John 10:11-18?
Hebrews 13:20-21 -
New International Version (NIV)
20 Now may the God of peace, who through the
blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that
great Shepherd of the sheep, 21 equip you with everything good for doing his
will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to
whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
How did the “God of
peace” bring “our Lord Jesus” from
the dead (verse 20)?
How is Jesus described (verse 20)?
In your opinion,
what does “equip you with everything good
for doing his will” mean (verse 21)?
What is Paul
asking that God do “in us” (verse 21)?
Who is to receive the “glory for ever and ever” (verse 21)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, why does Paul in Hebrews
13:20-21 in calling Jesus “the great
Shepherd of the sheep” amplify what Jesus said in John 10:11-18 when He
said “the good shepherd lays down his
life for the sheep”?
In
your opinion, what are some of the differences between King David, who 2 Samuel
5:1-5 reveals shepherded the people of Israel, and Jesus Christ, who Paul in
Hebrews 13:20-21 calls the “great
Shepherd of the sheep”?
Revelation 7:13-17
– New International Version (NIV)
13 Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes—who
are they, and where did they come from?”
14 I answered, “Sir, you know.”
And
he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have
washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore,
“they
are before the throne of God
and serve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne
will shelter them with his presence.
16 ‘Never again will they hunger;
never again will they thirst.
The sun will not beat down on them,’
nor any scorching heat.
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
will be their shepherd;
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’
‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
and serve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne
will shelter them with his presence.
16 ‘Never again will they hunger;
never again will they thirst.
The sun will not beat down on them,’
nor any scorching heat.
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
will be their shepherd;
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’
‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
Who ask John about the people in the white robes (verse 13)?
What was revealed about the people in the
white robes (verse 14)?
Who will shelter the people in the white
robes (verse 15)?
In your opinion, why is it significant
that they won’t hunger or thirst or suffer from the sun or scorching heat (verse
16)?
What will the relationship of “Lamb at the center of the throne” and
those in the white robes be (verse 17)?
Where will the Lamb lead them (verse 17)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, why
is there a transition from Paul in his benediction of Hebrews 13:20-21 asking
for the Shepherd to “equip you with
everything good for doing his will” to the elder explaining to John in
Revelation 7:13-17 that the Shepherd will “lead
them to springs of living water” and what does that transition mean to us?
In your opinion, how
are the ones that Jesus says in John 10:11-18 “will listen to my voice” and the ones that the elder in Revelation
7:13-17 “washed their robes and made the
white in the blood of the Lamb” related?
In your opinion, why
do both the people who approached David to ask him to be king in 2 Samuel 5:1-5
and the elder who describes the relationship of the people in the white robes
to Jesus in Revelation 7:13-17 both use blood in their statements?
In your opinion, what do these passages
from 2 Samuel, John, Hebrews and Revelation teach us about the passage that
opens Psalm 23, “the Lord is my shepherd”?
In your opinion, how
do these passages guide us in responding to the voice of the good Shepherd
calling us today?
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